The late-night host acknowledged that "a lot of people out there are bummed" about the show ending next May, so he tapped a few famous friends to cheer everyone up.

After the sudden cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the talk show host responded on air. A list of celebrity guests joined him. Together, they mocked CBS with a reference to the recent viral Coldplay concert incident.

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